{"id":2350,"date":"2015-09-22T18:24:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T16:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:42:56","slug":"rent-a-foreigner-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/09\/rent-a-foreigner-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Rent a Foreigner in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In China, being Caucasian can open doors to a Hollywood style career. With thousands of high-rise apartment units to sell, housing developers have turned to talent agencies that specialize in renting out foreigners to clients. A white face is supposed to make a place “truly international”  which should then translate into sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more and see how the Chinese use image to solve the real estate glut and in the process transform the average Joe into a celebrity of sorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/inside-chinas-rent-a-foreigner-industry-2017-6<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Why do you think the Chinese associate white people with prestige?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do you think foreigners being made to pretend to be people they are not is acceptable? Share your thoughts on this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Can you think of an experience whereby you were treated in a special way because you are a foreigner?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Would you agree to be a foreigner for rent in China? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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